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What are more facts about anti Federalist adding on to this paragraph.


Anti-Federalism was a late-18th century movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. The previous constitution, called the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, gave state governments more authority.Anti federalist-preferred a weak central government because they equated a strong government with British tyranny.They felt that the states were giving up too much power to the new federal government.Anti-Federalist was supported as an essential and the article needed to be amended,not abandoned.Only a small republic could protest because until that point the common belief was that a republic could only function efficiently it was small and localized.Anti-Federalist argued that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government, while taking too much power away from state and local governments. Many felt that the federal government would be too far removed to represent the average citizen.

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They believed that the national and centralized government might threaten the sovereignty of the states and of individuals, hence they believed this might lead to the formation of a despotic monarchy. Furthermore, the Anti-Federalists believed in the insufficiency or weakness of the Articles of Confederation.